Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

I agree with Dianne. I have had some of the best crops of potatoes come from a compost pile that I mixed some potato skins into.

--- In Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com, Di Koehler <dikoehler@...> wrote:
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> let them grow. That is one of the recommended ways to grow them -- layer compost
> and keep them growing.
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> Dianne Koehler
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> From: magamuffin83 <no_reply@yahoogroups.com>
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> Sent: Sat, March 19, 2011 4:54:58 PM
> Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Compost pile growing potatoes
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> Probably in Sept/October, my compost bin was full so I covered it up with a last
> layer of dirt and put the top on. I just uncovered to see if it had reduced any
> (I can't get the bottom door open due to grass and stuff) and I have what
> appears to be very healthy potato plants growing! I've left the top off and the
> leaves are getting bigger and bigger, and it certinaly looks like potatos and I
> had put some old potatos in the last layer I threw in there.
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> So do I just let them grow and not use my compost until then? I'll have to buy
> some if I do any planting I guess!!
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